Jaskółka 1939
Czajka 1960
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Jaskółka | J | Warsztaty Portowe Marynarki Wojennej, Gdynia | 1934 | 11.9.1934 | 8.1935 | sunk 14.9.1939 | |
| Czajka | C, 1946- CJ, CK, 6.1952- D45, 1.1960- 325 | Państwowa Stocznia Modlińska, Modlinia | 4.1934 | 10.4.1935 | 2.1936 | captured by Germany 10.1939 (TFA11 torpedo recovery vessel), returned 12.1945, patrol boat 1951, accommodation ship 1966 | |
| Mewa | M, 1946- MW, 6.1952- D46, 1.1960- 326 | Stocznia Gdyńska S. A., Gdynia | 1934 | 10.1.1935 | 10.1935 | sunk 3.9.1939, returned by Germany 12.1945, patrol boat 1951, accommodation ship 1970 | |
| Rybitwa | R, 1946- RB, 6.1952- D47, 1.1960- 327 | Państwowa Stocznia Modlińska, Modlinia | 5.1934 | 26.4.1935 | 12.1935 | sunk 3.9.1939, returned by Germany 12.1945, patrol boat 1951, accommodation ship 1966 | |
| Czapla | Warsztaty Portowe Marynarki Wojennej, Gdynia | 1937 | 22.8.1938 | 8.1939 | sunk 14.9.1939 | ||
| Żuraw | 1946- ZW | Warsztaty Portowe Marynarki Wojennej, Gdynia | 1937 | 22.8.1938 | 8.1939 | captured by Germany 10.1939 (Oxhoft), returned 12.1945, survey vessel 8.1948 |
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Displacement standard, t |
183 - 185 |
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Displacement full, t |
203 |
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Length, m |
45.0 |
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Breadth, m |
5.50 |
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Draught, m |
1.55 moulded |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Nohab diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
1040 |
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Max speed, kts |
17.5 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
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Armament |
Jaskółka, Czajka, Mewa, Rybitwa: 1 x 1 - 75/35 M1915-18, 2 x 1 - 7.9/92, 20 mines, mechanical minesweeping gear Czapla, Żuraw: 1 x 1 - 13.2/76, 2 x 1 - 7.9/92, 20 mines, mechanical minesweeping gear |
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Complement |
30 |
Project history: Largest combat ships of Polish construction of their time. Four of them were ordered in 1933 for replacement of former German minesweepers of FM class. Two more minesweepers, Czapla and Żuraw, were ordered according to 1936 programme.
Modernizations: 12.1945, all survived (as in German Navy) were armed with: 2 x 1 - 20/65 C38.
1946, all survived: - 2 x 1 - 20/65; + 1 x 4 - 20/65 C/38, 2 x 2 - 20/65 C/38, mechanical minesweeping gear
1951, all survived: were fully rearmed with 1 x 2 - 37/70 V-11, 1 x 2 - 12.7/79, 2 DCR, Zarnitsa radar
Naval service: Jaskółka and Czapla were sunk by German aircraft 14.9.1939 at Jastran. Mewa and Rybitwa were sunk 3.9.1939 by German aircraft at Hel naval base. They were salvaged by Germans in November, 1939 and renamed Putzig and Rixhoft. In 1940 they were converted to torpedo retrievers and renamed TFA9 and TFA8 respectively. Czajka was captured by German troops at Westerplatte and commissioned by Kriegsmarine as TFA11. In May, 1945 TFA8, 9 and 11 surrendered at Kiel and in 1946 returned to Poland. Żuraw was captured by German troops in October, 1939 and commissioned by Kriegsmarine as Oxhoft. After war she was also returned to Poland.
Mewa 1937
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